UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 22, 2012
| The First Marblehead Corporation |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | | 001-31825 | | 04-3295311 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
The Prudential Tower 800 Boylston Street, 34th Floor Boston, Massachusetts | | 02199-8157 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 895-4283
| Not applicable |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Beginning on October 22, 2012, The First Marblehead Corporation (the “Corporation”) will be making presentations to various attendees of the ABS East 2012 Conference, an industry conference focused on the U.S. securitization market. A copy of the Corporation’s presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and incorporated under this Item 7.01 by reference.
The presentation can also be found on the Corporation’s website, www.firstmarblehead.com, by clicking “For Investors,” then “News & Market Data” and then “Presentations.”
The information contained in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit relating to Item 7.01 shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:
| Exhibit No. | | Description of Exhibit |
| 99.1 | | ABS East Presentation |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | THE FIRST MARBLEHEAD CORPORATION |
| Date: October 22, 2012 | By: | /s/ Kenneth Klipper |
| | Kenneth Klipper Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | | Description of Exhibits |
99.1 | | ABS East Presentation |
